70%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
43%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
47.9
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
51%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
670.2
EBacc APS · 2024/25
889
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
29%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 10/10/2018
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWarrington
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.2:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Birchwood Community High School · Secondary · Warrington
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How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
70%
+16pp
70%62%54%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 70%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
43%
+6pp
46%41%37%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 43%
Attainment 8
47.9
+5.0
47.945.442.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 47.9
EBacc entry
51%
+43pp
51%29%8%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 51%
EBacc APS
670.2
+106.3
681.3584.1486.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 670.2
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
889
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
14%
FSM eligible
38%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
10%
Persistent absence
29%
Contact
Address
Brock Road, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 7PT
Local authority
Warrington
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 70% | 43% | 47.9 | Not applicable | 51% | 670.2 | 52% | 889 |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 37% | 42.9 | -0.37 | 8% | 563.8 | 13% | 913 |
| 2022/23 | 61% | 38% | 43.8 | -0.38 | 10% | 486.8 | 17% | 922 |
| 2021/22 | 64% | 42% | 43.0 | -0.78 | 29% | 580.2 | 32% | 900 |
| 2018/19 | 65% | 46% | 46.1 | -0.19 | 48% | 681.3 | 53% | 955 |
| 2017/18 | 63% | 37% | 43.9 | -0.26 | 28% | 630.2 | 35% | 1,016 |
| 2016/17 | 55% | 35% | 43.2 | -0.29 | 25% | — | 31% | 1,062 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | Not eligible | Not eligible | — | Not eligible | 55 |
| 2021/22 | Not eligible | Not eligible | — | Not eligible | 46 |
| 2018/19 | 25.2 | C- | -0.59 | 0% | 96 |
| 2017/18 | 21.8 | D+ | -0.59 | 0% | 80 |
| 2016/17 | 21.4 | D | -0.57 | 8% | 81 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 889 | 16.4 | 22% | 14% | 38% | 10% | 29% |
| 2023/24 | 913 | 18.2 | 20% | 12% | 32% | 10% | 33% |
| 2022/23 | 922 | 17.1 | 18% | 11% | 32% | 10% | 35% |
| 2021/22 | 900 | 16.5 | 16% | 8% | 29% | 10% | 32% |
| 2020/21 | 889 | 15.6 | 13% | 6% | 25% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 955 | 14.8 | 8% | 5% | 28% | 6% | 19% |
| 2017/18 | 1,016 | 15.6 | 9% | 4% | 26% | 6% | 16% |
| 2016/17 | 1,062 | 14.8 | 6% | 4% | 25% | 5% | 14% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.